Classes (No not the course kind), Inheritance, Polymorphism, Methods, Interface and Encapsulation. Any of this sound familiar? Am sure that all software engineers and programmers will find these terms very commonly used and implemented in their daily life. But my last brush with any of these was way back when I was a freshman in Trichy, India. A trip down memory lane actually tells my I had actually not heard any of this even back then. My programming was limited to writing programs for finding out prime numbers within a given range, creating small games like finding out who typed A-Z at the fastest speed (I hold the record with 2.5 secs) and creating a system for a cinema's ticketing system. And so I decided to do a Bachelor's in Electronics, with a dream of one day designing Pentium XV processor or making the nVidia GeForce 10 chipset. But we all know how that dream ended.
So then I decided I was no good in Electronics (Which was actually not true.. but still I decided) and applied for a Master's in Engineering Management. As most engineers do, I too wanted to stick with at least a little engineering even though I wanted to go into the management side. So I ended up doing what one would call a splendid Master's in a colorful city called Syracuse. And I say colorful because it is one of the few places which over the course of the year sees all colors engulf the city at different points of time (Of course some of my friends who worked in the dining hall would say its colorful because of the presence of err.. a lot of cheerleaders. :)). Just when we all thought here is a new dream, one of becoming a Supply Chain Professional that, for a change, looked like turning into reality. And what's my status?
I am Learning Java 5.0, which is actually Java 1.5 since Java 1.2 was Java 2.0 (for some weird unexplained reason) and figuring out exactly what all those terms I started off this blog with mean. And how much of my Master's is coming in handy? Well, you can't say its totally useless, considering that I got work in a dining hall doing my MS and also learnt to sit long hours in different kinds of seats and couches in the library reading pages and pages of text (Something I did only the week when we had exams back in Trichy). What I will be doing next, the almighty shall deliver the sentence for. For he beholds key information about the next unexpected path that my career will take.
You may never know, I could be the next successful thief- like what people claim Bill Gates or the Facebook guys to be- and may start the next big phenomenon to overtake Apple and Google on the World stage. Or I could write more recipes and become the next Gordon Ramsey or PF Chang. But whatever happens, I will never forget 2 things in life:
1. Eating at home is the best option.
2. Hot homemade pepper rasam with rice is always the best item on earth. :)
Is that random enough a post for you guys? Do I hear virtual rotten tomatoes? Keep em ready and stack em up. The next few weeks you will need a lot more.
